Guideline · Consensus statement
Neonatal adrenal insufficiency: Turkish Neonatal and Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Societies consensus report.
- Cardiovascular
- Fluids and electrolytes
- Hypoglycaemia
- Medical
- Metabolic, endocrine and renal
- Shock and hypotension
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Summary
Joint Turkish consensus report on the diagnosis and management of adrenal insufficiency in newborns. It describes suggestive clinical and biochemical features, including vasopressor-resistant hypotension, and covers cortisol and ACTH interpretation, recommended assay methods, steroid profiling and ACTH stimulation testing. Treatment sections address glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid replacement, management of shock, stress dosing and long-term follow-up.
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